1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: It is Thursday, September eighteenth, twenty twenty five. This is 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: the warning, and it is another dark day for free 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: speech in the United States. Is the Trump regime continues 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 1: its campaign to stifle it and crush it. And of 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: course they are abetted by their greatest ally greed. And 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: so it is that extremeist media executives and greedy media 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: executives have conspired together to decide what it is and 8 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: what it is not that you are allowed to laugh about. 9 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: And certainly in this new America, one thing that we 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: must not laugh at is Donald Trump. We must not 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: laugh at jd. Vance or Christy No or Cash Patel. 12 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: We must not laugh at Pambondy. We must not laugh 13 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: at the excesses, the abuse, the lies, the preposterous abuses 14 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: being directed at us the people, by a government supposedly 15 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: of the people, by. 16 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: The people, for the people. 17 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: No, you must be nice to Donald Trump. Now, there 18 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: are many people who say many things about Donald Trump 19 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: over on Fox News. They will lie for Donald Trump, 20 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: they will debase, they will degrade, and they will say 21 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:40,839 Speaker 1: that the cornerstone of our society an election was one that. 22 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 2: In fact was lost. 23 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: Fox News poisons the minds of the American people. 24 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: That's what they do. 25 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: Other people point out factually that what Fox is spewing 26 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: is poisoned. They try to be the antidote to it. 27 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: They try to warn people about what's happening. 28 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: I try to do that at the warning. 29 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: But the most potent weapon against the dictator, against the 30 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: tyrde against the autocrat is laughter. And man, oh man, 31 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: is Jimmy Kimmel funny. He may be the funniest person 32 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: in the country of three hundred and forty million of 33 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: US and his target is Donald Trump. And that made 34 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Kimmel a dangerous man who had to be taken out, 35 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: and so he was. Jimmy Kimmel was fired taken off 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: the air by cowards at ABC, and that decision belonged 37 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: to Bob Iger. If you care about the United States, 38 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: unplugged your Disney apps, do not go to their theme parks. 39 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: The Disney Corporation does not care about you. Now, there 40 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: are other companies in America that we we all talk 41 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: about every day. Companies like Sinclair and companies like Nextstar. 42 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: Nextstar delivers the television programs that you see. They're the 43 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 1: back office, if you will, and they are involved right 44 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: now in the giant merger with another company. These two 45 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: companies you can see their brands right there, together will 46 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: reach an astounding amount of American television households and control 47 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: what flows into them. And this multi billion dollar merger 48 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: needs government approval, and the condition obviously of the approval 49 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: was you fire Jimmy Kimmel. A similar condition imposed on 50 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: CBS that you get rid of Stephen. 51 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: Colbert because they're not nice to Trump. 52 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: And so the government, the Trump regime, is abusing power 53 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: to stifle dissent. What Nextstar did is a corrupt act, 54 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: and the freedom of information campaigns that will demonstrate in 55 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: evidence that because there is an email trail between Next 56 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: Star and Sinclair and Brandon Carr, the. 57 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: Fascist at the FCC, that will show all of this. 58 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: The fingerprints on the proverbial murder weapon will be everywhere. 59 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: But the main thing that we must talk about is 60 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: the sick and twisted statement released by Sinclair Broadcasting. Sinclair 61 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: Broadcasting is a far right media company that gave the 62 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: fascist Boris Epstein, a Trump liar, an ability to reach 63 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: to majority of the country with insane commentaries, devoid of facts, divisive, purposeless, 64 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: not to make communities better but to advance an ideology 65 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: through the television, and television has always been a powerful 66 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: propaganda tool, powerful ever invented. And there's something that you 67 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: need to appreciate in this dangerous moment. Let me read 68 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: from you the statement released by Sinclair Broadcasting on the 69 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: firing of Jimmy Kimmel. The statement was released under the 70 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: name of the vice chairman, Jason Smith. You can see 71 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: mister Smith here, that's mister Smith's picture. Has discussed with 72 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: ABC earlier today. Sinclair decided can definitely preempt Jimmy Kimmel 73 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: Live beginning tonight. Following these discussions, ABC as suspended production 74 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: of Jimmy Kimmel Wive. Now never mind the hundreds of 75 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: people involved in the production, in their jobs, their lives 76 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: ruined by free speech advocates, Mister Kimmel's remarks were inappropriated, 77 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country, said 78 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: the unelected vice chairman, Jason Smith. 79 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: Quote. 80 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: We believe broadcasters have a responsibility to educate and elevate respectful, 81 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: constructive dialogue in our communities. 82 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: We appreciate FCC. 83 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: Chairman cars remarks today and this incident highlights the critical 84 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to 85 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks. 86 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: Sinclair's ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of 87 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk this Friday during Jimmy Kimmel Live's time slot. 88 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: The special will also air across Sinclair stations this weekend. 89 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: In addition, Sinclair is offering the special to all ABC 90 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: affiliates across the country. He goes on and on, and 91 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: then he says. Sinclair also calls upon mister Kimmel to 92 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: issue a direct apology to the Kirk family. Furthermore, we 93 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: ask mister Kimmel to make a meaningful personal donation to 94 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: the Kirk family. In turning point USA, Regardless of ABC 95 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: plans for the future of the program, Sinclair intends not 96 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: to return Jimmy Kimmel Live to our air until we 97 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: are confident that appropriate steps have been taken to uphold 98 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:08,799 Speaker 1: the standards expected of a national broadcast platform. This is propaganda, 99 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: This is nonsense, and it's all lies, and you should 100 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: understand something. 101 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: What Jimmy Kimmel said was true. 102 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: The murderer grew up in a maga family with a 103 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: gun fetish, inconvenient though that may be. 104 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: And here's another truth. 105 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk was a racist, and he was a divider, 106 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: and he humiliated people, and he dehumanized people, black people 107 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: who he thought were less than gay people. Charlie Kirk 108 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: was a fascist. He deserved, like I have said, for 109 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: a week, to be debated, not murdered. But what we 110 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: are seeing is the abuse of a corpse by a 111 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: fascist political movement to demand obedience to a cause that 112 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: must be resistant. 113 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: What happened to Jimmy Kimmel's no joke, and it's just 114 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: getting started. 115 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: But let me say this, the majority of people in 116 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: this country will take no lectures from some vice chairman 117 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: in Baltimore who put Boris Epstein on the air about 118 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: what's decent and not. They may own the majority of 119 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: affiliates in the country, but they have no damn right 120 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: to tell you what to believe or to demand apologies 121 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: to fascists for their hurt feelings. The Democratic Party is weak. 122 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: The newsrooms and networks are run by weak people, pathetic people. 123 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: The anchors on the air are weak and pathetic people 124 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: like Joe and Mika. There are millions of Americans out 125 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: there who best tough enough and get hard and get ready, 126 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: because these people aren't playing around. What they are doing 127 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: is precisely what the Nazis did with a thirty year 128 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: old pimp named Horst Vessel. He was a brown shirt 129 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: murdered by communists who was made a symbol of the state. 130 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: The Horst Vessel song became the Nazi national anthem as 131 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: Horst Vessel became a symbol of the state as the 132 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: consolidated their political power. Charlie Kirk, in my mind, was 133 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: not a patriot, never served his country, not for an hour, 134 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: not for a day, not for a minute, not for 135 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: a second. Charlie Kirk divided his country, and I and 136 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: many people like me will not be brought to our 137 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: knees by these fascists. 138 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: For their performative mourning. They are doing their. 139 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: Best, with many allies, through many corrupt acts, to turn 140 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk into Horse Vessel, and they are succeeding at 141 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: some level. But America is in Germany in the thirties, 142 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: and the First Amendment reigns. Unplug your cable box from 143 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: Saint Clair, turn it off. You don't need it. You 144 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: can stream it, and you can find your way to 145 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: the news you need to survive an authoritarian takeover that 146 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: now wivertly seeks to censor where you can say, where 147 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: you can think, where you can write, all the while 148 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: demanding free speech. It's quite a trick, and it's a 149 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: trick should reject because it's very dangerous. This is the warning, 150 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: and I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the warning. I invite 151 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: you to join this community where I promise to be honest, 152 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: blunt and direct about what is happening in this country. 153 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: America is in crisis. Follow and subscribe to this channel 154 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:20,599 Speaker 1: and on substack. 155 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 2: Thank you.